Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Seguenzioidea | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Chilodontidae | |
Vaceuchelus cretaceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.
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Description
The height of the whitish to dirty buff shell attains 8.5 mm. The shell has an elevated turbiniform shape with 4.5 to 5 whorls. The columella has a typical low, rounded swelling at its base.
Distribution
This species occurs in the southwestern Indian Ocean, off Réunion, Southern Mozambique and Northern KwaZulu-Natal
References
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